1 AWARD WINNER
In 1966 and 1967 the Democrat won
10 State Press Assn, awards for
General Excellence, Excellence in
Typography, Local News, Adver
tising, Columns and Photographs.
VOL. LXXX—NO. 15
watauga democrat
An Independent Weekly Newspaper .
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH
• • Eightieth Year of Continuous Publication
CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1967 10 CENTS PER COPY
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Having delivered Boone’s newest fire truck, Henry Burgess
(right) passes the keys to R. D. Hodges Jr., chief of the Boone
Fire Department. It was bought from Dixie Fire & Safety Equip
ment Company, who had it built by Seagraves Fire Apparatus in
Ohio. The reason for buying the truck, Hodges explained, was
need. In Boone, for example, the annexation of new territories
had made additional equipment necessary. The truck carries
700 feet of 2 1/2-inch hose or 300 feet of 1 1/2-inch, the foam
eductor can produce 1,700 gallons of foam for extinguishing
gasoline fires. Other features are the mobility of the truck
for winter driving and the fact that it can pump while on the
go. Hodges said the latter would be especially useful for
putting out brush fires. (Staff photo)
New Record Is Established
4,685 Enrolled At ASU
846 Calves Are
Sold Tuesday
At New Market
A total of 846 calves were
sold in the 1967 Boone Feeder
Calf Sale at the new Watauga
County Livestock Market Tues
day night, Oct 3. This is an
increase of slightly over 100
per cent more than the num
ber sold at the old Boone Live
stock Market in 1966, L. E.
Tuck wilier says.
The County Extension Chair
man says 460 steer calves were
sold for an average price per
head of $134, and 386 heifer
calves brought an average of
$102 per head.
The average price per pound
for steer calves was $27.62
and for heifer calves the av
erage price was $23.40. The
total sale average was $25.81
per cwt. Sixty-six per cent of
the calves graded good or
better.
Parkway Visit
Total Goes Up
The monthly visitor report
for Blue Ridge Parkway travel
shows September recording a
substantial increase in travel
over the same month a year
ago, and the 1967 travel for
the year to date being now
slightly ahead of last year.
For all areas of the Park
way 6,377,577 people came
through September last year
as against 6,652,946 this year
for an increase of .043 per
cent. However September of
this year as against Septem
ber of last year shows a gain
for 1967 of 49%.
Visitors in September 1967
were 1,134,612; for Septem
ber 1966 761,075.
Bloodmobile To
Arrive Oct 19
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will visit Watauga
County Thursday, Oct. 19.
Mrs. Goldie Fletcher, exec
utive secretary of the county
Red Cross chapter, states that
200 pints must be donated by
local citizens in order to meet
usage requirements.
The mobile unit is to be
stationed at the Fellowship Hall
of the Boone Baptist Church
from 11 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
marie erneston reary
Award Winner
Mrs. Maria Erneston Reary
of Boone, has won a special
talent award for proficiency in
music at AppalachianState Uni
versity. Mrs. Reary, a junior,
gained the award through au
ditions for openings in ASU*s
string orchestra. She will re
ceive $150 cash award during
the current school year. A grad
uate of Appalachian High School,
she has played the violin for
15 years. Mrs, Reary is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Erneston.
Driver License
Office Closed Today
The Boone driver license
office will be closed Wednes
day and Thursday, October 11
12, says W. R. Stanberry,
Driver License Examiner, of
Jefferson.
Mr. Stansberry says the clos
ing is due to an in-trainii^
school being held in Chapel Hill.
A total of 4,685full-time»on
campus students have enrolled
for the fall quarter at Appa
lachian State University. The
' '•nrrrilment ftgur»r#gr-e« e nts an
increase of 268 (6%) over last
fall’s on-campus total of 4,417
and sets an all-time record.
The enrollment figure of 4,684
announced by ASU Registrar W.
Daen Meredith, does not include
Saturday class and extension
class numbers.
Of the total figure, 4,366 are
undergraduates as compared to
3,832 which enrolled last fall.
The 1967 graduate enrollment
of 254 represents a decrease
of 331 from the 1966 total of
585.
The freshman class, with
1,547 members, ranks number
one in size and is followed by
the juniors who total 1,111.
There are 967 sophomores and
741 seniors.
Of the undergraduate enroll
ment, 2,490are women and 1,876
are men. In-state undergraduate
enrollment is 3,691 and out-of
state students number 675.
Mecklenburg County supplied
ASU with more freshman—8&—
and sophomores-58—than any
of the remaining counties in
North Carolina. Forsyth County
boasts the most juniors with
56. Watauga County claims the
most seniors—55—and the most
total-240.
The total official enrollment
which is to be tabulated after
all Saturday class enrollment
figures are compiled, will sur
pass last fall’s record total of
4.695.
Following is a county break
down of all undergraduates from
North Carolina:
Watauga-240, Mecklenburg
229, Forsyth-205, Catawba-199,
Guilford-165, Wilkes-147,
Davidson-134, Iredell-133,
Rowan-127, Caldwell-122,
Cleveland—117, Alamance-115,
Gaston-115, Burke-107, Ran
dolph-95, Cabarrus—89, Ashe
86, Rutherford-65, Surry-82,
Buncombe-71, Wake-66, Lin
coln-56, Rockingham-54,
Stanley-53, Avery-48, Mc
Dowell-42, Durham-42, Union
41, Cumberland-40, Yadkin-36,
Mitchell-36, Alexander-35,
Davie-35, Moore-33, Richmond
-27, Anson-27, Alleghany-25,
Henderson-24, Stokes-21, Hay
wood-21, Harnett-19, Onslow
19, Montgomery-18, Orange
13, Person-13, Robeson-13,
Transylvania-11, Yancey-11,
Johnston-11, Chatham-10,
Scotland-9, Sampson-8, Polk
7, Madison-7, Lee-7,Beaufort
7, Cherokee-6, Columbia-6,
New Hanover-6, Craven-5,
Carteret-4, Granville-4, Hoke
4, Lenoir-4, Macon-4, Vance
4, Halifax-3, Perquimans-3,
Wayne-3, Washington-2, Swain
-2, Bladen-2, Caswell-2, Dup
lin-2, Edgecombe-2, Frank
lin-2, Jackson-2, Nash-2, Pen
der-2, Pitt-2, Wilson-2.
Counties with one each are
Brunswick, Camden, Chowan,
Clay, Hyde, Pasquotank, and
Warren.
Blowing Rock
Theatre Plans
New Casting
Tryouts will be held Friday
night at the Blowing Rock Little
Theater.
Producers of the forthcoming
play, “Dirty Work At The Cross
Roads or Tempted Tried &
True" say they need a tall, dark
and handsome man for the role
of the villain and that other
parts are open for both men
and women.
The casting will begin at
7:30 p. m. in the Theatre, across
from Blowing Rock Post Office.
Rehearsal Hall Asked
Historical Group Talks
Of Widened Activities
Only Business
Is Production
“Horn In West”
An audience participation
program Monday night brought
out a hertofore unvoiced senti
ment about the role of the
Southern Appalachian Historical
Association.
Speaking to the fall meetir^
of the SAHA membership, Mrs.
R. H. Harmon suggested that
there be more interest and
members in the Association
were its projects of a more
historical nature.
In a supporting statement,
Dr. Max Dixon, said he is
“surprised to know that the
only business of the Historical
Association is to sponsor Horn
in the West.’* He suggested
future involvement in restor
ation and museums as a way
of broadening the Association’s
appeal to local persons in
terested in history.
The discussion arose from
round-table talk on whether to
build housing for cast members
of the Horn or to consider
a canteen-rehearsal hall, which
could be constructed for $8,000
to $10,000.
Mrs. Harmon said she felt
membership funds should not
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Furman Buys
Interest In
Drug Stores
Owners of the Boone Drug
Company and the King Street
Pharmacy announced Tuesday
that Jim Furman has become
a partner in their holdings.
Wayne Richardson, O. K.
Richardson and Joe Miller said
they feel he “will be a defi
nite asset” in the two firms.
Furman had been employed
by them since January, 1966.
In 1958, he received his B. S.
degree in pharmacy from the
University of Georgia. He
served three years in the Navy,
achieving the rank of lieutenant.
He and Mrs. Furman, the
former Dolores Anderson of
Athens, Ga., and their sons
Jim, 5; Tom, 3; and Bill, 6
months reside at 209 Blair
mont Drive, Boone, arxl attend
the First Baptist Church.
JIM FURMAN
Three Race Through Fog
From Grandfather Meadow
Three lithe, swift-footed men
raced silently along the fog
shrouded slopes of the Grand
father toward Boone Saturday.
They ran well and with a
stamina and a vigor that may
challenge future runners along
the same trail.
Their mission: To map out
a course to be submitted for
certification as an official
Marathon run from McRae
Meadows on Grandfather Moun
tain to Boone, and to stimulate
interest and promote such a
marathon as a part of the High
land Games staged each year at
McRae Meadows.
Saturday's run, while not an
AS U-sanctioned event, was con
ducted under AAU Marathon
specifications; the course
measured and marked in ac
cordance with requirements for
the official Marathon. This,
among other requirements,
must be a measured distance of
26 miles, 385 yards.
Saturday's running was or
ganized and conducted by Fred
Hurd, Duke University Track
Team of ’60; Bruce LaBudde,
presently running on the Ga.
State College Cross Country
Team; and John Jenkins, a 48
year-old retired veteran of the
Armed Services Special Forces
and a former member of the Uni
versity of Omaha Track Team.
If the Scottich Clans includes
Marathon in the 1968 Highland
Games at McRae, it will be in
large measure due to three men
who ran a lonely race on a
foggy Saturday.
Santa and reindeers—Mrs. Bev Bussing, chairman of the Christmas decorations
from left, Mayor Clyde Greene, Alfred Adams and Stanely Harris Sr. (Staff photo)
committee; and
Christmas Decorations
Project Gets Under Way
It was beginning to look like
Christmas when members of the
Boone Chamber of Commerce
city decorations committee got
together at Daniel Boone Hotel.
Mrs. Beverly Russing, com
mittee chairman, had decked the
luncheon table with a deer
drawn sleigh and Santa for the
United Fund To
Have Victory
Luncheon
The climb to $19,758.13 was
well underway by Monday when
Stanley Harris Sr., United Fund
campaign chairman, reported
income of $7,815.
He said all solicitors are ex
pected to have their reports in
hand for the victory luncheon
at noon Thursday at Daniel
Boone Hotel. At this time,
pledges and cash donations are
to be tabulated.
Eleven local agenices and a
state-wide agency are partici
pating this year . Carolinas
United contributes to numerous
organizations and to foundations
involved in medical research.
Locally listed are the Rescue
Squad, the Parks and Recreation
Program, the Watai^a Agri
culture Workers Council,
County 4-H Clubs, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Watauga High
School Band, Mental Health,
Red Cross, the Empty Stocking
Fund and the Emergency Re
lief Lund.
The operational contingency
fund is maintained at $1,500 in
current budget.
Thursday meeting. But it wasn't
atmosphere alone.
She suggested that the com
mittee get its funds in hand
before deliberating on the type
of decorations to be bought:
“The government is the only
organization I know of that can
spend what they don’t have,
and as I understand it we
should have ordered what we
are going to need sometime
ago.”
The committee each with $100
in hand, was asked to reconvene
at noon Friday. And the one with
the most money over $100 will
get the centerpiece, complete
with reindeer that light up.
Kenneth Wilsox, Cecil Greene
and John Robinson were
appointed to study a catalogue
of decorations which Wilcox
brought. Robinson pointed out
that the steel frames which
each year are wrapped with
garland roping and lights are
intact.
Committee member Armfield
Coffey asked whether the
decorations might be put in
the Chamber of Commerce bud
get and pointed out that the
United Fund Drive is being
conducted. Stanley Harris Jr.,
C. of C president, suggested
that Chamber membership
would comprise a sizeable group
“who wouldn’t see the value
of this sort of thing,” since
it’s customarily regarded as a
merchants’ project.
Mrs. Russing later asked
Mayor Greene, honorary mem
ber, whether this might later
be included in the city budget.
“The lighting benefits me as
well as the next one, even though
I’m not located in the central
business district,” she said.
Mrs. Hus sing suggested that
this could be a time for individ
ual donors who enjoy festive
decorations at Christinas time
to take part. She commented
that by expanding sources of in
come, the decorations commit
tee could begin building a stock
of durable, attractive deco
rations to appeal to everyone
coming to Boone during the
season.
The committee voted to con
tinue using garland roping after
Mayor Greene suggested ‘‘Since
a great deal of roping is made
here in Boone, it should be
bought here.”
MANPOWER
A guest of the group was H. C.
Moretz, interim executive di
rector of WAMY Community
Action, Inc., whose Watauga
County Neighborhood Youth
Corps last year helped put up
lights and roping.
(Continued on page three)
Many Visitors Come
For Color Displays
The colorful autumn foliage
brought large crowds to the
Blowing Rock, Boone and Lin
ville scenic triangle during the
week ends and motels were
filled with visitors.
The leaves were beautiful and
in spite of the occasional rain
and spotty areas of fog, the
spectacular color was en
joyable.
It is expected that the forest
will remain bright during the
current week and perhaps
longer, depending upon the
weather.
At trail's end, Democrat staffer, Ralpn Tugman (left) congratulates Marathon winner Bruce La
Budde, second-placer Fred Hurd, who originated the 26-mile run, and Join Jertdns, who was third. *
(Flowers photo)